International Journal of Sport Management

Exploring Gender Inequality
 in Formula One: Women as ‘Anomalies’
and ‘Outsiders’ in Engineering, Mechanical and Manufacturing Roles

Kate Bancroft, Damion Sturm

This study investigates the persistent gender inequality within the demanding engineering, mechanical, and manufacturing (EMM) roles in Formula One. This research provides a timely examination of the pronounced gender disparities within these critical sectors, particularly considering Formula One’s Diversity and Inclusion charter established in November 2024. The study aims to explore the lived experiences of women in EMM positions, identify barriers to their inclusion, and analyse the systemic nature of these challenges, utilising Mary Douglas’s theory of ‘Matter out of Place’ as an interpretive lens. A thematic analysis was conducted on detailed written accounts from 16 women working in these roles. “Findings reveal a distinct and challenging process: explicit and implicit systemic sexism, as shown in these accounts, creates a hostile work environment, which then frequently positions women as the problem, leading to their professional and social isolation and silencing. Such dynamics were described as contributing to a self-perpetuating cycle of exclusion that systematically disadvantages women, despite their active strategies to address these obstacles. By exploring lived experiences, this study aims to contribute actionable insights to support the charter’s goals. The study concludes that there are tangible, systemic barriers for women in Formula One’s EMM roles, highlighting an urgent need for targeted policy reforms and structural changes to create a genuinely equitable professional environment.

Keywords: Systemic sexism, hostile work environment, lived experiences, barriers to inclusion, Mary Douglas, matter out of place, thematic analysis, isolation, silencing, cycle of exclusion, policy reform, structural change, diversity and inclusion charter, gender disparities, motorsport

APA Citation: Bancroft, K., & Sturm, D. (2025). Exploring gender inequality 
in Formula One: Women as ‘anomalies’
and ‘outsiders’ in engineering, mechanical and manufacturing roles. International Journal of Sport Management, 26(4), 433-467.

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